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No. 332,521. Patented May 8, 1888.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 382,521, dated May 8,1888. Application filed September 6, 1887. SerialNo. 248,976. (Nomodel.) Patented in France December 21, 1886, No. 180,470, and inEngland August 6, 1887, No. 10,811.

and the Like in Exchange therefor, (for which Ihave obtainedapatentinFrance, No. 180,470, dated December 24, 1886, and for which I haveapplied for provisional protection in Great Britain, No. 10,811, datedAugust 6, 1887,) of i which the following is a specification,referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to apparatus for delivering newspapers andsimilar articles-such as letter-paper, pamphlets, and the like, upon theinsertion-of a coin or coins into the said apparatus.

The invention consists in the several novel features of construction andnew combinations of parts, hereinafter fully described, and then 7 jspecifically pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents in front view theexternal appearance of the improved distributer. Figs. 2 and 3 arevertical front and side sections of the upper part of the apparatuscomprising the mechanism.

The apparatus comprises a rectangular box, which can either rest upon asocle, Fig. 1, or can be let into a wall, or simply fixed by hooks. Theupper front part comprises a plate having two orifices. The uppervertical orifice receives the piece of money, and the lower horizontalorifice serves for the delivery of the newspaper. Aknob placed a littlebelow the lower horizontal orifice is designed to be pulled outhorizontally when it is desired to effect the delivery of a paper. Belowthe lower horizontal orifice and in the front plate is arranged a doorfor putting the newspapers in position, and which closes at the sametime a drawer placed. at the lower part and receiving a box.

The mechanism comprises- First. A plate, A, fixed upon a piece carryiugrollers. These rollers are adapted to work in vertical guides formed ina sheet-metal,

frame supporting the upper frame. By this arrangement of the rollersthe-said plate can and the other at the rear.

L, as will hereinafter be described.

rise and descend, it being kept'horizontal. It is designed to receivethe newspapers,-and is equilibrated by means of springs A with a slightupward pressure, so as to keep the newspapers uniformly pressed againsta "grate, B, fixed to the frame.

. Second. A second frame, 0, fixed upon the sheet-metal framing. Thissecond'fr'am'e-is. composed of two longitudinal sides carrying twoguides, O, of special form. These two sides.

are united by cross-pieces, one placed in .front B. Upon the'cross-pieceat the rear is fixed a special bracket, F, the object of which is to Infront'the frame serve asan upper stop for the oscillating-lever E, and.also to support't-he channel G. -The' rear cross-piece has an eye, H, inwhich is pivoted a lever-arm, K, actuating an obturating mechanism ofthe orifice for the receipt of the piece'of money. Upon these twocrosspieces and below them is also fixed the grate B,.against the .barsof which the newspapers bear. This grate carries at about the middle ofits length a cross-piece having a special form forthe twofold purpose ofserving as a lower stop to the oscillating lever E, and also foreffecting the read j usting of the needle-bar This cross-piece has ahole which servesto guide the rod M, fixed upon the lever-arm K oftheobturating mechanism. In front of the frame is fixed a plate, W, whichhas at its upper part the vertical orifice S for the receipt of thepiece or pieces of money, and at its lower part the horizontal orifice Sfor the newspapers. This latter orifice is closed by a small platemounted upon a hinge, and which is automati-- cally opened for thepassage of each newspaer. p Third. The needle-bar L, composed of a special piece shaped to be able to act along the bars of the grate B. Itcarries aseries'of needles designed to prick the newspaper and to carryit away. This needle-bar L carries at its extremities journals providedwith rollers, which roll in guides O of the frame' which serve to guidethisbar. It is actuated-by two ICO connecting-rods, N, which areattached on'one' side to the journals of the needle-bararr on the otherto the axes Q, fixed to the lever O, that actuates the connecting-rods.The needle-bar,hereinafter described,is movable upon its journals. Tostop this motion, the bar carries on each side stops which bear upon theconnecting rods, and thus. regulate the movement of the said bar uponits journals. Upon its middle is a-tail, which has for its object (onencountering fixed stops, one in front upon the second frame, 0, and theother at the rear upon the grate B) to turn over the bar when it arrivesat the lower end of its course and to readjust it when it has returnedto its first position, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawlugs.

Fourth. Alever, O, in the form of astirrup. This lever is movable uponpoints 0, fixed upon the sheet-metal framing. The connecting-rods N,which actuate the needle-bar L, are pivoted to the stirrup-lever. Uponthe middle of the said stirrup-lever is pivoted a dog, 1?, which, onencountering a stop, P, on

the oscillating lever B, stops the mot-ion in.

front of the stirruplever O. This stirrup-lever is actuated from theexterior by a knob, Z, fixed to a rod, the extremity of which is pivotedat Q to the said stirrup-lever.

Fifth. The oscillating lever E, pivoted upon an axis, R, is formed withblades, which rest upon the supports D of the frame. This oscillatinglever E carries at its extremity a cup, T, with a movable bottom, forreceiving the pieces of money coming through the channel G from theorifice S. The bottom of the cup is maintained by two springs, and isopened by means of a rod, U, fixed on the one hand to the movable bottomand on the other to a small lever, V, which is actuated by the dog P onthe stirrup-lever O. The oscillating lever is equilibrated by a counterweight, X, so as to oscillate under the action of the piece or pieces ofmoney introduced into the cup T.

Sixth. Obturating mechanism. Thismecir anism is composed of an arm, K,pivoted at one extremity to the special bracket at H, and at the otherextremity carries a rod which actuates directly the obturator placed atthe orifice S for the piece or pieces of money. Another short rod, M, isfixed to the arm K. This rod, as long as there are any newspapers in theapparatus, is held up by the same and the orifice S is open. When,however, the newspapers have all been taken, the short rod M,not havinganything to support it,descends, and this motion causes the obturator toclose. The operation is as follows: The parts of the apparatus being inthe position shown in the drawings,.by acting upon the knob Z, theapparatus cannot be set in motion without the insertion of a coin, forthe dog P of the stirrup-lever O is retained by the stop I? on theoscillating lever E. The piece or pieces of money representing the priceof the newspaper are introduced into the orifice S. These pieces fallinto the cup T and disengage the oscillating 'lever E, which will passto the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3. At this moment the stop1? on the oscillating lever E is lowered sufficiently for the dog P toescape it, and the stirrup-lever 0 becomes free to move. By then drawingthe knob Z outward the stirrup-lever 0 causes the needle-barL toadvance. Thelatter during its motion first pricks the newspaper andcarries it away to the outside of the orifice. The knob may then be released, and when so released will be moved back to its original positionby a spring, R. The needle-bar passes back turned over to its firstposition, where a movement already described causes it to be readjusted.The dog P on the stirrup-lever O in its forward motion has encounteredthe extremity of the small lever V, and has caused the bottom of the cupT to open, the latter allowing the piece or pieces of money it containsto fall. The oscillating lever, relieved of this weight, then passesback to its original position. The dog 1? on coming back is raised forthe passage of the small lever V, being free upon its axis,and resumesits first position, as indicated in the drawings.

The same motions are repeated for every newspaper.

Several of these machines can be connected and a kiosk be formed thereofto serve for the sale of several newspapers.

What I claim is- 1. In an apparatus for the delivery of news papers andthe like upon the insertion of a coin, the combination, with a case, ofa horizontally guided oscillating necdlecarrying bar, L,with theactuating swinging lever O, a rod, N, connecting the needle-barandthelever, and the knob Z, connected with the lever for swingingthelatter forward, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with acase having a.

coin-receiving orifice, S, and paper-delivery orifice S, of ahorizontall yguided oscillatingneedle-carrying bar, L, the swinginglever O, the rod N, connecting the lever and needlebar, a dog forholding the lever retracted un til a coin is inserted, and a knob, Z,connected with the lever to swing it forward and advance the needle-bar,substantially as described.

8. The combination, with a case having in its front the coin-receivingorifice S and the delivery-orifice S, of a channel, G, a cup, T, underthe end of the channel, an oscillating lever, E, carrying the cup andhaving a stop, P, and lever V, the lever U, carrying the movable bottomof the cup, the stirrup-lever 0, having a pivoted dog, P, ahorizontallyguided needle-bar, L, connected with the stirrup-lever, andthe knob Z, connected with the latter, substantially as described.

4. In an apparatus for the delivery of newspapers and the like by theinsertion of a coin, the combination of the oscillating lever E,carrying a cup, T, having a movable bottom, the stop P and lever V onthe oscillating lever, the lever 0, having the dog-P, and the needle-barL, substantially as described.

5. The combination, with the oscillating lever E, cup T, channel G, thecase having the In testimony whereofvl have-hereunto signedcoin-receiving orifice S, the obturator at said my name in thepresence-of two subscribing orifice, and the grate B, of the pivoted armK, witnesses. connected with said obturator and having a. 5 rod, M,projecting down through the grate to bear on the newspapers or the like,substan- I tially as described.

CHARLES GALLAND.

Witnesses;

XAVIER J ANICOT, JEAN GERMAIN.

